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Scarcity of dustbins in University of Karachi KU student of BS-I in English

Scarcity of dustbins in KU

Sir,

I am a student of BS-I in English at the University of Karachi. Since I started my studies I have noticed that there is a scarcity of dustbins on the campus.

Karachi University is one of the biggest universities of Pakistan. Thousands of students visit it daily. More >

‘tent fever’ is spreading rapidly road adjacent to Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

‘Tent fever’

Sir,

Nowadays, ‘tent fever’ is spreading rapidly. Regardless of how busy a road may be, anybody can decide to erect a tent to organise a wedding or other social gathering there. The road adjacent to Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology was recently blocked by setting up a tent More >

Congestion outside schools are crowded with thousands of students, visitors, buyers, hawkers and others

Sir,

Three renowned schools and two renowned colleges, including my own, are located in Sadder near St Patrick’s Cathedral. All day long the streets nearby are crowded with thousands of students, visitors, buyers, hawkers and others.

The footpaths of all the roads are occupied by vendors and shopkeepers and the whole area More >

Inside the female inmates living beggar homes of Mumbai from New Delhi, presented her research

Karachi

 

Shraddha Chikerur, an activist from New Delhi, presented her research on the female inmates living in the beggar homes of Mumbai here on Friday.

 

Chikerur started by narrating an incident that took place in Delhi during the 2010 common wealth games, when the beggars of the city were packed into buses More >

banker by profession, Salim Ansar His personal library My Adventures With the INA

A banker by profession, Salim Ansar has a passion for history and historic books. His personal library already boasts a treasure trove of over 7,000 rare and unique books.

Every week, we shall take a leaf from one such book and treat you to a little taste of history.

BOOK NAME: My More >

Pakistani Oscar winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Subject for the film Saving Face

IF SHARMEEN IS OUR PRIDE THEN WHOSE PRIDE FAISAL IS’?

By Sadia Shah

Be it our government, politicians or media, they are quick to take pride if an American or British of Pakistani origin achieves a distinction in film making like that of Sharmeen Chinoy or Amer Khan in boxing but they are not ready to own when Faisal Shahzad type More >